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vayda on Nostr: 🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨 Treehoppers (Membracidae) are related to the cicadas. ...

🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨

Treehoppers (Membracidae) are related to the cicadas. There are over 3000 species, and treehoppers live on every continent except Antarctica. Their most prominent feature is the helmet, which comes in a variety of odd shapes. This treehopper, Cladonota, has a bizarre horseshoe-shaped helmet.

Despite their spectacular appearance, the “helmets” of treehoppers attach to the first segment of the thorax, in the same way as wings. They are essentially an extra pair of highly modified wing-like appendages.





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